Raising teens in general can be difficult, but raising an adolescent
with ADHD can be quite the task. This is because teens with ADHD
are less emotionally mature than their peers. That means they are
still going through the mental, physical and emotional changes of
adolescence but they are not as less ready [...]
Thousands of children every year are brought into the world in traumatic ways that often times are seldom discussed or processed following the event. These traumatic experiences may vary from a child being born with the umbilical cord around his neck with vital oxygen withheld for seconds to minutes, or a labor that is prolonged, [...]
Mumps is sweeping the Midwest with the speed of a California wildfire. Doctors have diagnosed a thousand cases of the viral disease, and there’s no end in sight. Those most at risk for severe disease in the outbreak are adults with waning immunity and unvaccinated children.
Adult cases are understandable. After all, immunity from vaccination can [...]
Are you still using your mercury thermometer? It is time to throw it away and trade it in for a digital thermometer! Did you know that the sell of mercury thermometers is now banned everywhere in the United States?
The US Senate unanimously passed The Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act of 2002. The [...]
Ask any parent and they?ll tell you that parenting a child is the most difficult task they?ve ever encountered. They?ll also tell you it?s the most rewarding. Parenting a child with autism, however, can be a little more stressful. It can also be just as rewarding. The key to bringing up [...]
Information on ADHD Can Help You Diagnose Your Child
Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are widely over diagnosed, there are many children and adults who suffer from this debilitating neurological disorder. By gathering as much information on ADHD as possible, you can learn the best methods for treatment and [...]
All the parenting handbooks tell you that most children start to stay dry through the night at about age three. Ask any pediatrician and he’ll tell you that about that time, he suddenly starts hearing questions from worried parents about their children still wetting the bed at night. According to most pediatricians, though, it’s not [...]
It was one of those “Well, DUH” moments for me. I was researching ADHD and came across the headline, “Ignoring Useless Information Aids Memory.”
Well, of course it does. But if you have ADHD, especially if you’re a child with ADHD, determining useless information in the first place can be a major challenge.
What’s useless? If you’re [...]
There are a lot of theories about ADHD, and a few of them are actually based in fact. I recently ran across some information from the National Institutes of Mental Health that I found really interesting.
First off, brain imaging using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) actually shows differences between the brains of kids with ADHD and [...]
When my son was first diagnosed with ADHD and started medication, I was so caught up in the ADHD diagnosis and the treatment that I forgot to talk to him about what was going on. I started giving him medicine, and my precious, 7-year-old ADHD son said, “Is something really bad wrong with me?” We [...]
